Brent Wheeler v. Daniel C. Miller, Dr. C. Sue McCullough Dr. Texas Woman's University

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• concluding that basis of dismissal of Ph.D. candidate in psychology was academic when premised on student’s grades, academic ethics, and approach to work
• holding that decision to deny doctorate degree to student with poor grades did not “f[a]ll beyond the pale of reasoned academic decision-making in light of [student’s] entire academic career.”
• noting that an “academic” decision need not be based on “test scores or some other objective academic criteria”
• “Unless a suspect class or fundamental right is involved, we generally employ the rational basis test in deciding equal protection claims.”
• plaintiff failed to show that his equal protection rights were violated where he “could point to no individual with a similarly poor academic performance who was awarded a doctorate”
• equal protection claim requires proof that similarly situated individuals were treated differently

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